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What do scientists use to measure earthquakes?

Scientists use seismographs.


What events do you think might have encouraged the development of these seismograph tools for earthquakes?

I believe that scientists wanted a way to locate and measure earthquakes.


Why is it important for scientist to develop ways to predict earthquakes?

It is important for scientists to develop ways to predict earthquakes. By it they can measure when the next one would be.


What does the prefix seis mean in seismograph?

Well.... seismology is the study of earthquakes seismologists are the scientists who study earthquakes seismograph is how they measure earthquakes.... So using that, the root seismos is Greek for earthquake!


What kind of scientists measure the strength of an earthquake?

A type of geophysicist known as a seismologist measures the strength of earthquakes.


What is a sisemograph?

a tool used by scientists to measure earthquakes by movement


What measurements do scientists today use for earthquakes?

there hands


How do scientists measure the size of earthquakes?

Scientists use seismographs to measure the magnitude of earthquakes. Seismographs detect the seismic waves generated by an earthquake, and the amplitude of these waves is used to calculate the earthquake's size. The most common scale used to measure earthquake size is the Richter scale or the moment magnitude scale.


Measure to control earthquake?

We can't control earthquakes. Scientists are trying to measure pressure in rock formations and so be able to possibly foretell and warn that an earthquake may be imminent.


What is the uses of seismograph?

A seismograph is the device that scientists use to measure earthquakes. The goal of a seismograph is to accurately record the motion of the ground during a quake


What is a use of seismograph?

A seismograph is the device that scientists use to measure earthquakes. The goal of a seismograph is to accurately record the motion of the ground during a quake


How do earthquakes allow scientists study earth's interior?

The seismic waves that the earthquakes make travel slowly and scientists can track them